All Guyanese should read the SN letter of March 28th titled, “Bhagwandin’s disclosure about the Vreed-en-Hoop shore base raises more questions than answers provided” by Isiah Francis. Francis was responding to Joel Bhagwandin’s article of March 26th in which he spilled the beans on the shorebase project. His article titled, “Vreed-en-Hoop shore base is not…
Reference is made to Joel Bhagwandin’s letter in Stabroek News (July 10, 2023) entitled `Bulkan’s position, supported by Brandli, that the sale of carbon credit is fraudulent is preposterous’. The letter requires a swift response given that several falsehoods are expressed by the author. Claim 1: “The infamous Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) is…
I refer to a press release from the Department of Public Information dated 06 July on the illegal sale of carbon credits from forests on titled Amerindian Village Lands. The press statement mainly includes legally incorrect and misleading statements by the Vice-President, and which are damaging to Amerindians. Does Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo understand that a…
Dear Editor, I hope that Joel Bhagwandin knows that plants/trees convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into leaves and wood and roots, and also respire carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere as they generate their energy for survival and growth; see his letter ‘The sale of carbon credits to offset carbon emissions does not breach the Amerindian…
Dear Editor I support the statements of the Upper Mazaruni District Council (UMDC) which you reported on 28 June (‘Upper Mazaruni council restates that carbon trading consultations defective’). Any Amerindian Village Council can agree to dispose of natural resources of the titled Amerindian Village Lands only through compliance with sections 13, 14, 34 and 44…
Dear Editor, Reference is made to Mr. Joel Bhagwandin’s letter entitled `The sale of carbon credits to offset carbon emissions does not breach the Amerindian Act’ (see Stabroek News, July 4, 2023). The author is colossally missing a key point of the carbon credit trade business and he is falling short of understanding the arguments…
Dear Editor, We write in connection with the new draft oil law. We would appreciate information on the following: The timetable for this new Bill, including the parliamentary process and committee stages of consideration and amendment; How this timetable compares with the customary timetable for tabling and revising Guyanese legislation; The process which will be used…
Dear Editor, If the Attorney-General (A-G) said in the ongoing case that it is in the best interests of the State to go ahead with the Gas-to-Energy project (GtE) then he is getting into the realm of speculation and asking the judge and the public to trust him. Against all the norms of decent democracy,…
Dear Editor, Reference is made to your article captioned ‘Exxon’s subsidiary registered $577b profit in 2022’ (SN 6/18/23) and I would like to make a few observations. First, the published data in this and another article (https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/ 2023/03/09/the-average-cost-per-barrel-of-oil-produced-by-exxon-is-questionable-unacceptable/). show that EEPGL has been able to extract a total of 168.8 million barrels of oil during…
Dear Editor, From your lead article on Justice Rishi Persaud’s ruling on the matter of the Appeal against the lower court Judge Sandil Kissoon’s order requiring Exxon to provide unlimited PCG, I read as follows (SN June 9th): Justice Rishi Persaud ordered: “. . . [Exxon] to lodge US$2 billion in guarantees within the next…
